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Political Socialization in Japan, 1968 (ICPSR 7390)

Principal Investigator(s):Okamura, Tadao

Summary:

This study surveyed Japanese school children enrolled in
grades 3 through 12 in the Japanese cities of Tokyo, Kobe, and Sapporo
(large cities), Kanazawa and Nagasaki (medium cities), and in rural
areas in the Aomori and Hiroshima prefectures. Questions focused on
the attitudes of youth toward Japan's political leaders, their
assessment of contemporary problems, such as rising prices and the
position of Japan in the world, and their images of the United States
and American foreign policy.

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Study Description

Citation

Okamura, Tadao. Political Socialization in Japan, 1968. ICPSR07390-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1976. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07390.v1

Methodology

Sample:
The survey was carried out in eight locations that
belonged to one of the following types: (1) Large cities: Kobe,
Sapporo, and the suburban (Yamanote) and downtown (Shitamachi)
sections of Tokyo. (2) Medium-sized cities: Kanazawa and Nagasaki. (3)
Rural areas: rural counties in the Aomori and Hiroshima prefectures. A
primary school, a middle school, and a high school were selected at
each location, and two classes from each grade level were
surveyed. The selection of sites and schools was not based on random
sampling, but the eight locations were chosen so as to reflect a
variety of aspects of Japan, and the schools were characteristic for
each particular area.

Data Source:

self-enumerated questionnaires

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